Bag-holder.



No. 797,303. PATENTED AUG.15, 1905. I. N. MEDSKER @L W. WNK'LE. BAG HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED DEGJZ., 19M.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

No.. 797.303. PATENTED AUG. l5, 1905. I. N. MEDSKER n C. W. WINKLE.

BAG HOLDER.

APPLICATION :FILED 11mm, 1904.

lli-BAA() N. ME'I')SKFJR AND CHARLIE@ W. l/VINKLE, Ol." lNDlANAPUlQlS, lNDI'ANf/i.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug'. 15, 1905.

Application iiled December l2, 1904. Serial No. 236,618.

Be it known that we, Isaac N. Mnnsiina and CHARLES W. WINKLn, oi'lndianapolis, county oi' Marion, and State of indiana, have invented a certain new and useful Bag-Holder; and we do hereby declare that the following is a iull, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being' had to the accompanying drawings, in which like lig'ures refer to like parts.

The object ot this invention is to provide a new and improved bag-holder that is capable oi' holding' the mouth oi the bag wide open 'lor filling purposes and is'readily detached Yt'rom the bag.

The nature oi the invention will be Linderstoodjfrom the accompanying' drawings and the AFollowing' description and claims.

ln the drawings, Figure 1 is a rear elevation of the bag-holder supporting a bag'. Fig'. 2 is a side elevation thereof supporting' the bag. Fig. 3 is the same as Fig. 2 with the bag-holder detached after the bag' has been lilled. Fig'. et is a plan view ot' the device in the condition shown in Fig'. 8. Fig'. 5 is a plan view of the device while holding` a wide bag. Fig. 6 is a plan view or' the device while holding a small bag'. Fig. 7 is a bottom view of the catch construction, parts being broken away. Fig. 8 is a vertical section ol: the upper part o1 the device in the condition shown in Fig'. 2 and on the line 8 8 or' Fig. l1, a pai't being' broken away.

ln detail, 10 represents a platform on which there are two uprights 11 secured to the angle-braces 12. Supports 18 are secured to said uprights, and their upper ends are turned horizontally and parallel with each other. lliiion the upper ends ol said supports a board 15 is secured by bolts and the nuts 16. Another board 17, ot' substantially the same dimensions, is secured to the board 15 by the hinges 18. Said hinges are secured to the top side ot' the board 15 and the bottom side oi' the board 17 as the latter board lies upon the former, so that the to p board can be turned from the position shown in Fig. 2 to that lshown in Fig. 8. On the board 17, as seen in Figs. 5 and 6. a pair ot' bag-holding arms 2() and 21 are secured, the Vformer heilig rigidly secured in place and the latter adjustably secured by means of a set-screw 22, that operates through the slot 28 of the board 17, whereby the arm 21 may be moved closer to the arm 20, 'from the position shown in Fig'.

5 to the position shown in Fig'. 6, to accommodate a smaller bag. hese arms 2O and 21 have upwardlyextending prongs 2a, upon which a bag' 25 is caught at its corners.

Vhen the board 17 is folded back into the position shown in Fig. 2, said arms 20 and 21 extend horizontally and support the bag', as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 5, and 6. The top board 17 is held in said folded position by a latch 27, that is engaged and held by the sliding' catch 28, as shown in Figs. 7 and 8. Said sliding catch 28 is mounted in a recess 29 on the under side of the board 15, as shown in Fig. 7, and over a pair of straps 30, and it is actuated positively by either ot' two levers 31, that are Yfulerunied at 83 upon the boai'd 15, as shown in Fig'. 4, and the inner ends ot' these levers are turned downward through an opening 32 in the board 15 and secured to the sliding catch 28. lfhe levers 31 extend laterally beyond either side olI the device, whereby it is convenient for the operator to reach the same with his hand or body, and when they are moved in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. i the catch 28 will be moved inward 'from the position shown in Figs. 4L, 7, and 8 and release the latch 27. rlhereupon the spring1 3G throws the top board 17 'from the folded position shown in Fig, 2 to the position shown in Fig'. 3. This movement ol'l said board 17 causes the downward and releasing' movement oil the bag-holder arms 2() and 21 to thepositi'on shown in Fig. 8, said parts being' stopped in their movement by the stop 87 on thc under sido of the board 15. Said catch 28 immediately after operation is returned to its normal position by a spring 89.

rlhe spring 86 is mounted in connection with a hing'e f1.9, secured to the two boards 15 and 17, as shown in Fig'. 4; but it may be mounted in any other way desired.

The supports 13 are slidable vertically through holders L10 and are held in position by the lower holder Li() being clamped by the clamp 411 to the upright 11.

lvlhai', we claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters `lzatent, is-

1. A bag-holder including bag-holding arms pivotally mounted so as to be movable downward from a horizontal position, a spring' lor bringing about said downward movement el said arms, and relcasablc means for holding' saidv arms in a horizontal position.

2. A bag-holder including a board pivotally mounted at one edge, bag-supporting arms secured thereon, a spring tending to move said board so as to release said bag-holding arms from the bag, and a latch for holding' said board in a bag-holding position.

3. A bag-holder including a hoard pivotally mounted at one edge, bag-supporting arms secured thereon, one of said arms being secured to said board so as to be adjustable toward or awayfrom the other arm, a spring tending to move said board so as to release said bag-holding arms from the bag, and a latch for holding said board in a bag-holding position.

4. A bag holder` including a stationary board, a movable board thereon, the inner adjacent edges of the boards being pivotally connected, bag-holding arms secured upon the movable board when in a folded position, a spring that tends to move said movable board from the folded position, and a latch forholding said movable board in its folded position.

5. Abag-holder including a board pivotally mounted at one edge, bag-supporting arms secured thereon, a spring' tending to move said board so as to release said bag-holding arms from the bag, a latch for holding said board in a bag-holding position, and a movable catch for engaging said latch. A

6. A bag-holderincludingV a board pivotally mounted at one edge, bag-supporting arms secured thereon, a spring tending to move said board so as to release said bag-holding arms from the bag, a latch for holdingI said board in a bag-holding position, a movable catch for engaging said latch, and a lever extending beyond the side of the device for operating said catch.

7. A bag-holder including a board pivotally mounted at one edge, bag-supporting arms secured thereon, a spring tending to move said board so as to release said bag-holding arms from the bag, a latch for holding said board in a bag-holding position, a movable catch for engaging said latch, a lever extendingheyond the side of the device for operating said latch, and a spring for returning said catch to its normal position. v

8. A bag-holder consisting of a support, a board secured to said support stationary, a movable board lying upon said stationary7 board, means for pivotally connecting said boards at their inner adjacent edges, bag-holding arms secured to said movable board when in a folded position, a latch secured to said movable board for holding it in a folded position, a slidable catch mounted in connection with said stationary board for engaging the latch and holding it, a lever extending beyond the side of the device for actuating said catch to release'the latch, and a spring tending to move said movable board from the folded position.

9. A bag-holder consisting of a support, a board secured to said support stationary, a movable board lying upon said stationary board, means for pivotally connecting said boards at their inner adjacent edges, bag-holding arms secured to said movable board when in a folded position, a latch secured to said movable board for holding it in a folded position, a slidable catch mounted in connection with said stationary board for engaging the latch and holding it, a lever extending beyond the side of the device for actuating said catch to release the latch, a spring' tending to move said movable board from the folded position, and a stop to limit the releasing movement of said arms and movable board.

In Witness whereof We have hereunto affixed our signatures in the presence of the Witnesses herein named.

isAAc N. MEDsKER. CHARLES W. WINKLE.

fitnessesz V. H. LocKWooD, N. ALLEMONG. 

